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SFMTA outlines "Biking and Rolling" North Star, community action plans and new delivery criteria
Summary
SFMTA presented the San Francisco Biking and Rolling Plan update, highlighting a "North Star" network with a quarter-mile goal for all-ages-and-abilities access, community action plans in six equity priority areas, extensive outreach results, and a decision framework for prioritizing projects.
SFMTA on Feb. 11 presented the San Francisco Biking and Rolling Plan update to the Transportation Authority Board, describing a multi-year, community-driven blueprint to expand safe, all-ages-and-abilities (AAA) bikeway connections across the city.
The plan sets a "North Star" goal: an AAA safe and connected bikeway network within a quarter mile of every resident, paired with community action plans and a new decision-making framework that weighs safety, technical feasibility, resources and "community readiness."
Why it matters
SFMTA staff said the update is intended to be a long-range, equity-focused framework to guide projects, programs and partnerships for the next generation of bikeways. The plan emphasizes repairing past harms in neighborhoods affected by displacement and exclusion, partnering with five community-based organizations to craft local action plans, increasing protected infrastructure,…
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